tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post1774612337949115838..comments2018-03-31T13:43:02.699+01:00Comments on Cathode Ray Tube: SOLDIER AND ME - The Complete Series / DVD ReviewFrank Collinsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-37523340886727449582015-09-05T08:46:02.774+01:002015-09-05T08:46:02.774+01:00Thanks Lightspots67. Glad you enjoyed the review. ...Thanks Lightspots67. Glad you enjoyed the review. The original run was definitely on a Sunday tea time but I think they may have repeated it and perhaps it was a weekday slot for that. I&#39;ll dig into the listings and check...Frank Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680654042528560764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-66572170189910545772015-09-04T12:19:05.214+01:002015-09-04T12:19:05.214+01:00A terrific review of an impressive and thoroughly ...A terrific review of an impressive and thoroughly enjoyable series. Thanks for unearthing the TVTimes and Look-In features. I would swear I recall Soldier &amp; Me in a weekday slot at least on Thames but could be the memory playing tricks...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-18907845034652531532015-08-17T18:46:28.723+01:002015-08-17T18:46:28.723+01:00Dear Richard,
Thanks for dropping by and for your...Dear Richard,<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by and for your positive comments. I thoroughly enjoyed watching &#39;Soldier and Me&#39; again and writing about the background to the series and the original author David Line. <br /><br />Best wishes, <br /><br />FrankFrank Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680654042528560764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-3679331779928889492015-08-17T15:25:19.769+01:002015-08-17T15:25:19.769+01:00Excellent review.Excellent review.Richard Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495501531679663953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-51361594676635683182015-08-15T09:59:38.440+01:002015-08-15T09:59:38.440+01:00Oh, I think so, Matthew. Fond memories of this fro...Oh, I think so, Matthew. Fond memories of this from 1974 (I was 12 at the time and so the perfect age for it) and it&#39;s a great example of children&#39;s drama from the period. Perhaps a little long at nine episodes but there&#39;s a grittiness to it, the two leads are great and the Lake District looks magnificent. Frank Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680654042528560764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-26298685451947467772015-08-15T00:25:04.762+01:002015-08-15T00:25:04.762+01:00Yet more essential viewing, I fear... Yet more essential viewing, I fear... Matthew Kilburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994266455623606284noreply@blogger.com